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Draft Cabinet Order amending the Enforcement Order of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing

情報処理の促進に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令(案)に対する意見募集について

Published: 2026-11-05 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-12-04 23:59 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-11-06

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

A draft Cabinet Order amending the Enforcement Order of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing was published for public comment on 2026-11-05. The stated comment deadline is 2026-12-04 23:59 JST; the responsible office is the Information Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Business Impact

Businesses engaged in information processing may be affected by changes to the Act's Enforcement Order, but the metadata does not identify the proposed provisions or their specific scope.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese consultation materials could clarify the proposed amendments, their scope and any proposed implementation dates.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-11-05 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 情報処理の促進に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令(案)に対する意見募集について (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-12-04 — Public comment deadline (2026-12-04 23:59 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.